Fastest-rising players in EFL Cup

The fastest-rising players in EFL Cup, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

M. Rogers of Aston Villa is the standout for raw talent across players in EFL Cup, with a Field Insider Rating of 100, and E. Haaland has been the form player this season, grading 95.6, and A. Kyziridis leads the scoring with 8 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Malen has improved his Season rating most, up +64.8 on last season, while E. Diouf's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +48.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Rogers of Aston Villa is the most valuable name in this group at 202.2.

West Ham · 23/24→25/26

Most improved

D. Malen+64.8SsN

AS Roma · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	ΔRTG	Season	Rating
1	E. Diouf Full-back	West Ham	21	+48.8 23/24→25/26	34146.3%	93110.2%
2	D. Gómez Attacking midfielder	Brighton	23	+41.5 24/25→25/26	2949.7%	8988.3%
3	L. Kjerrumgaard Centre-forward	Watford	23	+34.1 23/24→25/26	31	6998.8%
4	S. Fusire Central midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	21	+34.1 24/25→25/26	30290.9%	63117.2%
5	M. Yalcouyé Defensive midfielder	Swansea	20	+31.9 24/25→25/26	141.4%	6596.7%
6	T. Crama Centre-back	Millwall	24	+31.7 24/25→25/26	62192%	7769.8%
7	Kevin Attacking midfielder	Fulham	23	+31.3 24/25→25/26	1159.1%	7571%
8	M. Stamenić Defensive midfielder	Swansea	24	+31.1 24/25→25/26	36538.6%	6884.3%
9	R. Alebiosu Central midfielder	Blackburn	24	+27.8 24/25→25/26	43611.5%	7065.6%
10	Z. Inoussa Winger	Swansea	24	+25.8 24/25→25/26	1162%	6369%
11	R. Burrell Centre-forward	QPR	25	+23.9 24/25→25/26	4966.9%	7052.3%
12	C. Taylor Centre-back	Millwall	23	+23.6 24/25→25/26	4250.5%	7050.9%
13	A. Heggebø Centre-forward	West Brom	24	+23.4 24/25→25/26	361.1%	6951.8%
14	L. Nordås Centre-forward	Heerenveen	24	+23.3 24/25→25/26	387.6%	6752.8%
15	E. Le Fée Attacking midfielder	Sunderland	26	+23.1 24/25→25/26	39108.5%	8636.8%
16	G. Campbell Full-back	West Brom	25	+22.9 24/25→25/26	3735.8%	6652.6%
17	J. Stansfield Attacking midfielder	Birmingham	23	+22.4 24/25→25/26	434.4%	7641.5%
18	K. Joseph Attacking midfielder	Hull City	24	+22 24/25→25/26	3135.7%	7045.5%
19	E. Kroupi Attacking midfielder	Bournemouth	20	+21.9 24/25→25/26	4239%	9032.3%
20	J. Makama Winger	Norwich	22	+20.6 24/25→25/26	3835.6%	7140.6%
21	H. Vale Central midfielder	QPR	22	+20.4 23/24→25/26	364.5%	7140.4%
22	A. Okonkwo Goalkeeper	Wrexham	24	+19.4 24/25→25/26	2163.6%	7137.6%
23	Vivaldo Semedo Centre-forward	Watford	21	+19.3 24/25→25/26	12	6343.9%
24	G. Thomason Defensive midfielder	Wrexham	25	+18.4 24/25→25/26	3818.2%	6936.5%
25	T. Small Central midfielder	Preston	21	+18.1 24/25→25/26	2633.5%	6935.3%
26	M. De Cuyper Full-back	Brighton	25	+18 24/25→25/26	1658%	8128.8%
27	R. Street Centre-forward	Lincoln	24	+17.8 24/25→25/26	3447.4%	5351.1%
28	A. Henriksson Central midfielder	Blackburn	24	+17.4 24/25→25/26	779.8%	5644.7%
29	A. Devine Central midfielder	Preston	21	+17.3 24/25→25/26	4653%	7629.3%
30	H. Kyprianou Central midfielder	Watford	25	+17.3 24/25→25/26	266%	6337.8%
31	E. Selvik Goalkeeper	Watford	28	+17.2 24/25→25/26	870.4%	5348.7%
32	M. Widell Attacking midfielder	Swansea	24	+17.1 24/25→25/26	484.8%	6040.2%
33	B. Khela Defensive midfielder	Peterborough	21	+17.1 24/25→25/26	28171.8%	5052%
34	M. Freckleton Full-back	ST Mirren	23	+17 24/25→25/26	39112.1%	5051.4%
35	A. Pepple Centre-forward	Plymouth	23	+17 24/25→25/26	37195.2%	4952.8%
36	I. Price Central midfielder	West Brom	22	+17 24/25→25/26	45183.8%	7230.7%
37	R. Longman Defensive midfielder	Wrexham	25	+16.7 24/25→25/26	24119.4%	6236.8%
38	Tyler Bindon Centre-back	Sheffield Utd	21	+16.4 24/25→25/26	2327.1%	6633.1%
39	J. Colwill Defensive midfielder	Cardiff	21	+16.3 24/25→25/26	2644.5%	5047.9%
40	L. Miller Full-back	Blackburn	25	+16.3 24/25→25/26	4584.3%	6434.2%
41	M. Alli Winger	Portsmouth	26	+16.2 24/25→25/26	1917.7%	6036.9%
42	M. Cleworth Full-back	Wrexham	23	+16.2 24/25→25/26	3840.7%	7328.6%
43	P. Dorgu Attacking midfielder	Manchester United	21	+16 24/25→25/26	3543.4%	9520.4%
44	M. Kayode Full-back	Brentford	22	+15.7 24/25→25/26	45566.2%	9320.3%
45	J. Hugill Centre-forward	Kilmarnock	22	+15.6 24/25→25/26	24325%	4553.1%
46	A. Segecic Attacking midfielder	Portsmouth	22	+15.6 23/24→25/26	38103.2%	7128%
47	K. Matsuki Attacking midfielder	Southampton	23	+15.5 24/25→25/26	1412.9%	6432.3%
48	B. Pointon Attacking midfielder	Bradford	22	+15.5 24/25→25/26	2823.6%	5242%
49	Nico González Defensive midfielder	Manchester City	24	+15.4 24/25→25/26	246.9%	8123.4%
50	Patrick Kelly Attacking midfielder	Barnsley	21	+15.3 24/25→25/26	2049.2%	4944.9%